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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14

kinds of Indian corn have fewer husks
than the original, in which each grain
was separately encased. In other
grains also, as improvement proceeds,
the Importance of the chaf becomes
less prominent. Still We are far from
being where chaf is unnecessary.
Let anyone look at g. barn or stack
of grain secured somewhat wet. If it
lies long he will find that the straw
and every other part of the stack will
be mouldy, but thegrain will come out
dry and bright, being protected by
the chaff. This is particularly
true of wheat and barley,
having awns or boards which
separate the heads so as to
prevent too close compacting.
Barley rarely spoils in the stack, but
after threshing the bare grain in hot
weather requires close watching, or il
will soon become fit only for pig feed.
If the stacks are we'll made so as to
exclude water, then grain will seldom
spoil In them from the moisture it
contains when put up, as the chaff
will absorb it where it most needs
protection.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
They are heirs to Millions.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Eight well-dressed women and four
or five men gathered in the Sherman
House parlors yesterday afternoon
to listen to VIM. Northcote Geare,
of Toronto, Ont, president OF the
s'L. G. It. Association" This associa-
tion was organized some time ago by
the Laurences, Chases and Townleys,
OF America, who believed that they
are heirs to immense estates now held
in England by Lord Londonderry and
other titled personages. Mr. Geare is
a small man, with g. wealth of coal
black whiskers and hair and wild
eye. For an hour or more he talked
of William the Conqueror, Earl War
inc, and other ancestors of the present
generation of heirs; but, If there was
anything tangible in what he said,
the Tribune reporter present could
not discover it. It seems that the
long struggle to get hold of the proper
ty is rapidly approaching a point
where it will be decided one way or
another. The Laurence branch has
already proved it's descent, and the
Cha Sc and Townley lines have nearly
finished their record. The American
heirs are very numerous, and are said
to include seventeen members and
ex-members of Congress. Mr.. Geare has
been travelling through the South and
West On association business, and goes
from here to England, where he lays
his records before the London Anti
quarian Society for confirmation. 1t
is charged that the present holders of
the English estates retain possession
through fraud, and the plan Of pro-
cedure seems to be that such show
ing of fraud can be made that an in
vestigation by the House of Lords
will follow.
1t may be said, as has been said Of
ten before, that all the money spent
by people in trying to get these
imaginary estates is just so much
money wasted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
We Arc DiscOv cred.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

from the brooklyn Eagle
Spain proposes to celebrate the
quarter-centenary OF the discovery of
America. I don't know what
that word means. but it has good,
handmade look. 1t is an event worth
celebrating, anyhow, more on account
of what we have than for what Chris
topher Columbus found. When he
landed, G. Columbus found the people
with no clothes on; found them
dressed like Lydia Thompson;
dressed for going to the opera. Now,
they undress more than ever, but
it costs more to do 80; costs
like smoke to put on nothing. Then
he found the people painted, ringed,
and streaked, from heel to eyebrow;
now they paint above the shoulders,
but it costs as much as ever. Then
the young men smeared their bodies;
now, the young men paint the town
red. Then he found the maids assem-
bled, waiting on the sandy seashore-
waiting for the Spanish sailors. Now,
as ever, they are waiting girls
and anxious "mommers, lever wait
ing on the seashore; waiting for the
men to find them, eager still to be dis
covered; anxious that they may be
sought for by strange men from for
eign countries. Then Columbus found
the natives free and easy with their
ducats, gladly giving to the strangers
all the Doodle they had room for.
Still, to-day, the foreign raider scoops
their dollars by the hatful; Oscar
Wilde and Good-by Patti, Wilson
"Tug" and Canon Farrar, donkey,
song-bird, tough, and parson reap
alike the golden harvest. Gone are
all Columbus Injuns, gone the copper.
colored maidens, gone the dusky
squaw and sachems. But their chill
dren still survive them, living longer
than their fathers. We have learned
another chapter. We've had time to
let our beard grow. We have lately
cut our eye-teeth. And although we
may seem simple in the presence ofthe
stranger, yet he wants to keep his eye
peeled when we're dealing from the
bottom, turning jacks at times un-
wonted. Yet he wants to come in
winter, when the earth with frost is
baking, and the mercury is freezing,
If he vainly hopes to leave us sobbing
sadly in the distance; and when he
returns baldheaded he will hear our
shouts and laughter, as beneath his
scalp we gather, drying in our smoky
wigwam, like g. hair-plaque in our To-
pee. We have not forgot how Cortez
taught our fathers to talk Spanish;
and we have acquired the language
and ourselves are taking classes.
That's four centuries evolution.
That's the kind of Injuns we are.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
The Fly on the Young Turnips.

Wherever young turnips are sown
the ground should be kept loose by
frequent stirring with the hoe. This
not only keeps down weeds, but de-
stroys the fly that eats the tender
leaves. 1t is the dust that fills it's
breathing holes and thus suffocates it..
In the wet time, when there is no
dust, lime, gypsum or wood ashes an
sWer the same purpose.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
THE FARM AND HOME.
Growing Old.

Growing old The pulses measure
Keeps its even tenor still;
Eye and hand nor fail nor falter,
And the brain obeys the will;
Only by the whitening tresseS
And the deepening wrinkles told,
Youth has passed away like vapor;
Prime is gone, and l grow old.
Laughter bushes at my presence,
Gay young voices whisper lower,
If l dare to linger by it,
All the stream of life runs slower.
Though / love the mirth of children,
Though prize youths virgin gold,
What have l to do with either
Time is telllng-I grow old.
Not so dread the gloomy river
That shrank from so of yore;
All my first love and friendship
Gather on the further shore
Were it not the best to join them
Ere feel the blood run cold?
Ere I hear it said too harshly,
"Stand back from us--you are old ~
-[All the Year Round
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
Driving Away Potato Bugs.

The strong odor of gas tar mixed
with water is repellant to potato
bugs. By many farmers this is pre-
ferred to Paris green as being safer to
handle. It is not certain how this
works. 1t does not kill the bugs, for
none are found dead under the vines.
1t is quite likely that it DISCUSSES the
potato so that the beetle does not
recognize it as the natural food of it's
offspring.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
Thinning Grapes.

Some varieties of short jointed
grape vines are especially liable to
overbear. The Delaware is one of
these. It will set three and even four
punches on each of it's closely clus-
tered branches Of the current years
growth. All except two should be
taken off, and if the vine seems feeble,
one bunch to shoot may be all that
will ripen. If allowed to overbear,
the Delaware, excellent as it is when
perfect, will mildew and refuse to
ripen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
Pigs Roofing in Orchards.

Young pigs should generally be left
unrineed. What roofing they will do
will be more beneficial than otherwise.
Old hogs sometimes develop a tastefor
the bark of apple roots and may do
damage. They will almost certainly
injure the trees by throwing up hog
wallows, alternating with ridges, COW
ering some roots too deeply and leav-
ing some exposed to freezing Or to be
drenched by water settling in the hol-
lows.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
Insect Powder for Chickens.

The mortality among young chick
ems in hot weather is chiefly due to
lice. A very little insect powder dust
ed among the feathers on neck, head,
back and side will kill all vermin.
The chicken after operation shakes
itself thoroughly, thus busting its en-
tire body. Lice at this season leave
old fowls for tender chicks, which they
soon kill if left alone.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
Sweet COrnStalks.

AS fast as green sweet corn is picked
the stalks should be given to the
COWS. They are sweeter than those
of ordinary corn, and with the ears
make very rich feed. They pay to
grow for this purpose alone, and
many farmers SO " sweet corn for soil
ing, claiming that its greater sweet
ness makes up for deficiency in guam
tity as compared with the larger
kinds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
The Chaff of Grain.

The chaff of grain in it's wild state
was Its only protection against
storms and other injuries during the
inclemencies of the seasons to which
it was exposed. 1t was naturally q
very. important part OF the plan
when there were no barns, and each
head Law by itself on the ground with
out being gathered in the protection
that q stack affords. Our domestic
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
Cutting Potatoes.

In regard to cutting potatoes q
very large number of experiments
have proved that whole potatoes are
best for warm, high land, and for
very early potatoes they will not
only yield enough more to pay extra
cost of the seed, but will produce q
crop from q week to ten days earlier
than cut potatoes, which will some
times make q difference in price from
SO cents to ST. q bushel. But on
rich, moist land the difference be-.
tween whole and cut potatoes is not
80 great. In the first place. on g. rich,
moist soil it is not so important to
secure an early, vigorous growth as it
is on a warm, dry soil, and, in the
second place, not being planted so
deep below the surrounding ground,
there is a greater tendency to the
production of large number Of
stalks than on dry land, but as g.
rule even on low land it would be bet
ter to plant a medium-sized potato
whole.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
A Veteran Office Holder.

Horace r. Cook, treasurer of Cayu-
ga County, is entitled to distinction
as g. tenacious Office holder. He was
first elected to that position thirty.
nine years ago, and he has just been
for the fourteenth consec-
utive time. 1t seems to be about
time to pass the Office around. $40
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
Stunted Pigs.

In any other animal than g. pig de.
iciency in growth may be compensate
ed by excellence in some other direc-
ton. We notice that small size does
not detract from the price of Jer-
sey COWS. But a pig is built for max
ing meat cheaply, and if he fails in
this, his value is little or nothing.
There are large and small breeds OF
hogs, but the small breed natures
quickly and are easily fattened, thus
making them preferable to the larger
breeds OF slower growth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
Forest Preservation in Oregon.

We are told that a gentleman inter-
ested In preservation Of fOresGs will
prepare and have presented in the
Legislature of Oregon Territory to
meet this coming winter bill designed
to prevent the fires which range over
the country every summer. 1t is as
sumed, and Justly, no doubt, that
four fires out of five spread from fires
started from settlers among the foot
hills in their "clearings;;" and the pro-
posed law will be in the nature of O.
regulation limiting and prescribing
the time for firing 'slashes." The in
terests OF the country demand that
no fire be set out before the 10th of
September. There is abundant time
after that date before the rains come
on to burn out all clearings, and if af-
ter that date q fire should escape
bounds, and extend into surrounding
forests, it could last bat week Or
two weeks at the most. There is now
no regulation, and the firing of slashes
is simply g. matter of convenience, &C.
cident, or caprice. Fire once at large
in the mountains continues and grows
through the whole summer and till
the fall rains, desolating wide spaces,
and destroying timber worth many
thousands of dollars. The proposed
law would make no hardship to any
body, and if it failed to stop alto
gether the ravage of the fire in the
mountains, it would at least prevent
many fires and limit the damage. An
Incidental advantage would be pro-
lection against the smoke which
clouds the air from early July to
September, and robs our best season
of beauty and comfort.
To secure enforcement of the pro-
posed law, severe penalties for it's vi
olation will be prescribed in the form
of fines, with moiety to informers.
1t is suggested too, that the Legisla-
ture of Washington Territory en-
act a similar law, without which our
law would fail of one If it's purposes.
Il Oregonian.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14

A CARPENTER at work on q new
house will always have lot OF old
SAWS on hand to file if he knows mis-
business. When the sun is too hot to
work in the carpenter Will go down in
the shade and file saws.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14

SOME of those collapsed coffee-spec.
ulating firms in New York get mad
when they are asked, swell, Java,
good time Pr Norristown Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
THAT CITY,
BY MRS. T. D. HEMANS.

The burden of a strangers heart,
Which here alone l bear,
Like the night shadow shall depart,
With my first Weakening there.
And, borne on eagles wings afar,
Free thought shall claim its dover,
From every realm, from every star,
Of glory and of power.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-06-09
There was Something Lacking.

John Stetson, while talking the
other day to few friends in the lobby
of the Fifth Avenue Theatre, told the
following story:
Il had a colored man about my
Boston theatre" said he, who was, !
think, the LATEST niger | ever en-
countered. l stood him as long as
could, but when he reached the point
of sleeping all the morning and doing
all the afternoon, | had to get rid OF
him. He came to me few days after
his discharge and asked to be taken
on again. | refused him on the score
of principle. Then he begged hard
for recommendation.
:" You just give me a riccomend,
boss, and | won't arsk for nothing
more
"Well, l finally consented, and you
should have seen his eyes glisten as
handed him the following:
" TO whom it may concern; The
bearer, John Smith, is fully compe-
tent to perform any duties for which he
is qualified
"a day or two later he came back
looking rather crestfallen.
g 4 TUX dat paper to Lawyer Blank,
said he, and he LUX at it so, and den he
lux at it so, and den he scratch he
head -and the darkey initiated man
perplexed in the extreme-''den,M istah
Stetson, he tole me to brung dat ric-
comend back to you and arsk you to
be so kind as to write just heah what
my kalificashuns is
:" And you want me to do that?'
asked.
If you'll be so kind, Mr.. Stetson.'
well, took the letter, and found
that the lawyer had written at the
bottom:
" What are the qualifications re-
ferred to aboye?'
&" l wrote underneath:
i have been trying to find out for
eighteen months, and except a ca
pacity for sleep, haven't discovered
any. Suppose you try now
81 was never troubled with that
darkey again. "-NeU York Tribune,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-06-09
Home Life Of the Prince OF Wales.

At Sandringham the Prince break
fasts with his wife and daughters.
but at Marlborough house his habits
are less regular, and as often as not
his first meal consists of sardine on toast
with cup of coffee, or on occasion
tell it not in Gath-a brandy and soda.
This small aud early" is partaken OF
in the ARREST of customs before the
dressing room fire, and during its pro-
gress His ROYAL Highness sorts and
reads his letters. Half the arrange
ments for the Coiinderies were made
or sanctioned in that cosy little room
looking out on the Mall between the
nibbles and sips of the Princes break
fast. The next business-always an
important one with the Prince of Wales
is the choice of a suit of clothes he
means to wear, and the selection is TO
him a matter of much care. 1t depends,
of course, on the programme for the
day. If his diary tells him that he has
to open hospital or attend heavy
meeting of learned professors, or run
down to Windsor TO see his mamma,
as he still calls Her Most Gracious
Majesty, the black frock coat with the
silk facingS, with pair OF quiet unmen-
tionableS to follow, is the order given to
his trusty valet. Should Sandown, or
a little luncheon somewhere WITH
Charlie Bereford, be down in the days
bill of fare, the latest thing in wonder
full chessboard checks is called for, but
whatever suit is offered to him the
Prince is sure to reject it if it has been
worn five times before. His Royal
Highness never wears pair of trousers
more than six times. As soon as he is
arrayed in purple and fine linen the
Prince has Sir Francis knollys in, and
over the first cigar of the day instructs
him as to the proper treatment OF the
pile of opened letters. Then he makes
his way to his wife's morning room,
where he is sure to find the Princess in
at work on "crewels," with two of her
daughters making wonderful garments
for the Sandringham poor, while the
third little maid is reading aloud
either from the Times or the Morning
Post. The papers and the crewel work
are both laid aside when the Prince
enters, and when his youngest daugh
ter has brought him the weight-carry-
INCEST chair in the room, half an hours
chat follows. During the season this
is all the home life the Marlborough
House people have together. Unless
he has dinner party at home or some
function to attend which entails the
presence of his wife and daughters,
the Prince sees them no more till next
neutrality-suspicious. Letter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-06-09
A Celestial Sunday-School.

There is no doubt about a Chinese
Sunday-school being an interesting
place to visit. There is one Of them in
Sixth avenue, conducted by the Bap-
fists. A Mail and Express reporter
strolled in there a recent Sunday after
noon. There were about seyenty-ive
pig-tailed Celestials seated demurely
side by side The pupils listened to
the proceedings with inflexible gravity
and sang with earnestneSs and con-
siderable melody.
a Sunday-school hymn rendered into
laundry English is a curious thing to
hear. The first song they rendered
was the good old hymn, shall We
Gather at the River?" As sung by the
Mongolians, it sounded something
like this:
Shall we glathel after liyel.
Whale blight ange, feet have tod,
With its cystic tide fOlevel
Flowing by the thlone of Glod?
After that the teachers began their
individual labors with their almond
eyed pupils. The raw recruits were
first taught to read. Those who had
been there before received instruction
in the foundation of the Christian re-
igion.
II was hard work, and the teachers
did not make progress rapidly. An
excellent and elderly lady, who has
given the best part of her life to this
kind of work, struggled with the ORR
entail density of Sam Wind and Charlie
Lee, two Blocker street Celestials.
She was trying to teach them the
lesson of Divine forgiveness.
Now, Sam" she said, with an en-
couraging smile, what would you do
if your friend Charley should do you
a great injury-should come into your
laundry, perhaps, and throw dirt all
over your clean clothes?"
Il cluttee his healt out, all same
Mclean man" said Sam, proudly.
What does grief spell?" said a
Woodworking young woman who was
expounding the mysteries of the En-
glish language to Wun Lung and Wah
Low.
"Gleef," said Wun, promptly.
mo, no. Like this" said the
teacher, opening her mouth to show
how the Caucasian overcomes the
troublesome 81"
Wun opened his mouth and took
long breaths and labored hard, but the
sound wouldn't come, and after a
while the teacher gave it up in de-
spair and began to read the story of
the Prodigal Sun, explaining as she
went along.
She followed the adventures of the
prodigal with interest. They could
understand most of it, especially the
reference to the fatted calf, as the
Chinese are fond of roast veal. But
when the teacher made the final ap-
plication, look of blank and unre-
lieved stupidity overspread each face.
That was evidently too much for
thp,n
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-06-09
WANTED TO SEE HIM.

sSoon after the first call for troops
was issued" said Gen. E. B. Gray, at a
II Getting of the G. A. r. Post, ''a mem
Der of one of the newly organized regi-
ments which had been quartered at
Washington, was strolling about the city
one day when he stumbled into the navy
yard. His curiosity was very much ex-
cited at what he saw there, he having
been raised in an inland town. At last
he came across one of those great an
chors that are used in a man. of-war
One of the hukes was sticking in the
ground, while the other stuck some II
or IA feet in the air, and the shank ex-
tended out to one side about 10 feet.
The recruit was very much interested in
this strange piece of machinery. He ex-
amined it on all sides, tried to move it
and occasionally stared all around the
yard, as if trying to connect it with some
other object. After while the yard al
ficer came around and told him be would
have to leave the yard.
ooh, but gosh darn it, | amt ready TO
60 VT, said the recruit.
"'Can't help it sir, replied the officer.
'the yards close at O'Clock and every
body has to get ont then
"'Bnt | want to stay here, and I'm not
going ont. Ny name is Peterson aud L
belong TO the 10th New York
"Makes no difference; you must get
out But what on earth do yon want to
hang around here for?'
"'Why, I've been waiting here for an
hour to see the bloody Irishman that
handles this gosh burned pick, and TN
going to stay here till he comes l. have
to wait all summer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-06-09
The Public Servant was Insulted.

One of Uncle Sans servants in
Washington, who is not so famous for
his personal cleanliness as he is for the
amount of liquor he can drink, has a
grievance against well-known bar
keeper, for this reason: He went into
the saloon yesterday, and, hanging
over the counter, he said thickly:
Say, barkeeper, gimme something
tnat'lI do me good"
Something wet?" inquired the bar
keeper, with a cheerful smile.
''Of course; what do you take me
for?"
The barkeeper sized him up for a mo-
ment, and reaching under the counter,
came out with basin of water.
There" he said, TRY that; I'll
bring you some soap and towels in a
minute.
But the public servant was insulted
and left without even thanking the
polite man in the white apron Wash
ingt0n Critic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-06-09
ENJOY LIFE.

What truly beautiful world we live
inl Nature gives us grandeur of mount
aims, glens and oceans, and thousands of
means of enjoyment. We can desire no
better when in perfect health; but how
often do the majority of people feel Ike
giving it up dishesrtened, discouraged
and worn out with disease, when there is
no occasion for this feeling, as every
sufferer can easily obtain satisfactory
proof, that Green's august FYOaUer, will
make them free from disease, as when
horn. Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint
are the direct causes of seventy-iive per
cent. of such maladies as Biliousness,
Indigestion, Sick Headache, Costiveness,
Nervous Prostitution, Dizziness of the
Head, Palpitation of the. Heart, and
other distressing symptoms. Three
doses of AugnSt FloDer will prove its
wonderful effect. Sample bottles, 10
cents. Try it. novl1